DUMAGUETE, a municipality (with administration centre and 22 barrios or districts) and capital of the province of Oriental Negros, of the island of Negros, Philippine islands, on Tanon strait, 424 m. from Manila. Pop. (1918), 16,336, of whom 65 were whites. This municipality, an important commercial centre and the seat of the important Silliman Institute, lies in a rich agri cultural region. A meteorological station is established here. Nearby is a crater which emits smoke and gases. Dumaguete's former name was Managuit, this being the name given it by Moro pirates. In 1918 it had 12 manufacturing establishments with out put valued at 143,500 pesos; and 48 household industry establish ments with output valued at 19,700 pesos. Of the II schools, 9 were public. The language is a dialect of Bisayan.